Pseudomonas marginalis

Pseudomonas marginalis
	Chicory infected with Pseudomonas marginalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pseudomonadales
Family:	Pseudomonadaceae
Genus:	Pseudomonas
Species group:	Pseudomonas fluorescens group
Species:	P. marginalis
Binomial name
	Pseudomonas marginalis; (Brown 1918); Stevens 1925
Type strain
	ATCC 10844 ; CFBP 1387 ; CIP 106712 ; DSM 13124 ; ICMP 3553 ; LMG 2215 ; NCPPB 667
Pathovars
	P. m. pv. alfalfae ; P. m. pv. marginalis ; P. m. pv. pastinacae
Synonyms
	Bacterium marginale Brown 1918

Pseudomonas marginalis is a soil bacterium that can cause soft rots of plant tissues.[1] It infects poinsettia, lettuce, and crucifers (canola, mustard).

Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. marginalis has been placed in the P. fluorescens group.[2]

References

Smith, Dunez, Lelliot, Phillips and Archer (1988) European Handbook of Plant Disease. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
Anzai; Kim, H; Park, JY; Wakabayashi, H; Oyaizu, H; et al. (Jul 2000). "Phylogenetic affiliation of the pseudomonads based on 16S rRNA sequence" (PDF). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 50 (4): 1563–1589. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-4-1563. PMID 10939664.

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